Picks are always in the below format

1. No.1 predicted by Fix 
2. Alternative high-ownership option. Over 20%
3. Differential option. Under 20%

Raheem Sterling (SHU)

Sterling notched his sixth goal of the season against West Brom, only eight midfielders have found the back of the net more often. His 32 shots in the box (SiB) is bettered only by Grealish, Zaha (each 34), Salah (44) and Mané (50) amongst midfielders. He is ranked seventh for ‘big chances’ (10). Only Mané (seven), B. Fernandes (nine), De Bruyne and Grealish (each 10) have notched more assists than his six. Man. City have scored 36 goals this season, only Man. Utd (37) and Liverpool (40) have been more prolific. The league leaders (201) trail only Liverpool (209) for SiB while their total of 107 shots on target (SoT) is bettered only by Man. Utd (111) and Liverpool (114). Sheff. Utd have conceded 33 goals this season, only Newcastle (34), Leeds (35), Palace (36) and West Brom (48) have conceded more. No side has kept fewer clean sheets than the Blades’ one. Only Fulham (48), Leeds (51) and West Brom (54) have allowed opponents more ‘big chances’ than their 44. Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 6.6 for Sterling.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (NEW)

Calvert-Lewin trails (11) only Kane (12) for goals amongst forwards while only Kane (26) and Bamford (28) can better his 25 SoT. Only Watkins, Bamford (each 18) and Vardy (20) have been afforded more ‘big chances’ than his 17. He is the most transferred in forward this week as per our Transfer Stats feature. Everton rank 10^th for goals scored (29), 12^th for ‘big chances’ (33) and 13^th for SoT (77). Newcastle have conceded 34 goals this season, only Leeds (35), Palace (36) and West Brom (48) have been more porous. Only West Brom (two) and Sheff. Utd (one) have kept fewer clean sheets than the Magpies’ three while only Leeds (104) and West Brom (126) have allowed opponents more SoT than their 103. Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 5.7 for Calvert-Lewin.

Sadio Mané (whu)

Mané registered his seventh strike of the season against Spurs in gameweek 20 and only Zaha (nine), B. Fernandes (11), Son (12) and Salah (13) have been more prolific amongst midfielders. As the Stats Sandbox shows, no midfielder has taken more SiB than his 50 while he trails only Salah (27) and B. Fernandes (28) for SoT (23). Only Son (18) has registered more ‘big chances’ than his 15. His total of seven assists is bettered only by B. Fernandes (nine), De Bruyne and Grealish (each 10). Liverpool are top of the table for goals scored (40), shots (320), ‘big chances’ (56) and SoT (114). West Ham have conceded 24 goals this season, keeping seven clean sheets. They are ranked 11^th for SoT conceded (77) and 10^th for ‘big chances’ conceded (34). Our Fix Algorithm currently projects a point score of 5.2 for Mané.